Drugs case Deepika to join NCB probe on Sat Rakul on Friday

    Mumbai, Sep 24 (PTI) Actor Deepika Padukone will join
the NCB probe into alleged Bollywood-drugs nexus on Saturday,
an official said on Thursday.
    Earlier, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) had
summoned Padukone on Friday to record her statement in the
drugs case, a fallout of probe into the death of filmstar
Sushant Singh Rajput.
    According to the official, the 34-year-old actress
has acknowledged the summons sent by the central agency and
will join the investigation on Saturday.
    Another actor, Rakul Preet Singh, and Padukone's
manager Karishma Prakash will join the investigation on
Friday, he said.
    Prakash's WhatsApp chats included conversations about
drugs with one `D' and central agency wanted to find out who
this person was, NCB sources had said earlier.
    Meanwhile, statements of fashion designer Simone
Khambatta and Shruti Modi, Rajput's former manager, were
recorded by the NCB probe team in connection with the drugs
case, the official said.
    The NCB, which began the inquiry after a drugs angle
came to light in connection with Rajput's alleged suicide, has
now widened its investigation and asked a clutch of Bollywood
celebrities to "join the probe".
    Rajput (34) was found hanging in his apartment in
suburban Bandra on June 14. PTI DC
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